As amended through June 7, 2024
Rule 67 - Deposit in Court - Registry.(a) Deposit in Court. In an action in which any part of the relief sought is a judgment for a sum of money or the disposition of a sum of money or the disposition of any other thing capable of delivery, a party, upon notice to every other party, and by leave of court, may deposit with the court all or any part of such sum or thing. (b) Registry of Court; Deposit and Withdrawal of Funds. The clerk of the court in each county shall be the registrar of the court for that county and shall have charge of all funds and things deposited in cases pending before the court in said county, including funds received pursuant to Chapter 11.1 of Title 15, Full Enforcement of Support Obligations. Funds so deposited shall be known as registry funds and shall be by certified or cashier's check only payable to the Registry of the Family Court and indorsed "for deposit only" by the clerk of the court. Such funds shall be deposited in an account designated by the Supreme Court Director of Finance in the name of the Registry of the Family Court for the county. Withdrawal from such account shall be only upon written order of the court and shall be sent to the Supreme Court Finance Office for processing.(c) No fees shall be charged by the clerk from amounts disbursed from the registry of court for any funds deposited in said registry by any person, firm, corporation or agency, whether public or private. R.I. Fam. Ct. R. Dom. Rel. P. 67